Question

Explain with examples of how mining and over irrigation is responsible for land degradation

Answer 1

Over irrigation is responsible for land degradation due to water logging which leads to increase in salinity and alkalinity in the soil. ii). The minerals procession like grinding of limestone for cement industry and calcite and soapstone for ceramic industry generate huge quantity of dust in the atmosphere.






Temperature and rainfall are the two main climatic factors responsible for soil formation. Consequently soils display a wide variety of physical and chemical characteristics. In India, soil formation is mainly related to the parent rock material, surface relief, climate and natural vegetation.

Answer 2

Explanation:

For mining, earth is dug, and before this, all the forest cover in that region is destroyed, and thus

• , it makes the soil loose leading to land degradation. Over-irrigation makes the soil clayey and dampy, thus leading to land degradation.